Horrible press conference by Mark Scheifele

[Empoleon8771]

Edit: the tone of that press conference wasn't what it made it seem like in this thread, so I will rescind this comment.

The "woe is me" act by Scheifele to say stuff like "you guys thought we'd suck!" is laughable, though. Weren't the Jets in the conference finals like a few years ago, with a big part of the same team?

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

My God he sounds like Benning.

 

[heretik27]

when Paul Byron was suspended a couple of years ago he released a statement that read:

"I accept and respect the decision made by the DOPS. I would like to make it clear I had no intention of causing injury or finishing my check through Weegar's head.
I think my history and the way I conduct myself on ice show a lack of intent to injure other players. Despite the lack of intent, I have to accept the responsibility for my hit and realize the result of the hit was to the head and caused injury. I would like to sincerely apologize for my hit and wish Weegar all the best and hope he is okay. I've learnt a lesson through this and will make sure any future hits result in a clean and legal fashion."

I mean something like this shows class. What Scheifele said showed... what he is...

It's a great response, certainly an ideal one. However, the stakes are a lot higher in the playoffs. Do you think Paul Byron has nothing to say if the DoPS gives him a 10+ game suspension there in the regular season? No precedent for it. But he probably questions the decision too when guys like Wilson and Reaves run around with their clown antics and get fewer games.

 

[heretik27]

Edit: the tone of that press conference wasn't what it made it seem like in this thread, so I will rescind this comment.

The "woe is me" act by Scheifele to say stuff like "you guys thought we'd suck!" is laughable, though. Weren't the Jets in the conference finals like a few years ago, with a big part of the same team?

Conference finals with Byfuglien, Trouba, Morrissey, Chiarot, Myers, and Enstrom on the back end. It's a big difference from Morrissey, Pionk, Benn, Poolman, Forbort, and Stanley (rookie).

 

[DannyGallivan]

What a bizarre take.

You think a player who clearly has issues channeling his frustration and impulse control problem needs *more* anger in their game?

Edge then, if you don't like the word "anger". Truculence perhaps. I understand it was a charging penalty, but geez, hockey can get a little rough. I think we need to accept that.

And almost all these comments come from people who almost never watch the Jets and know nothing about the team. He certainly does not have anger issues. He pasted a guy. It was deemed a charging major which rattled the sleepy-heads in the DoPS awake. Scheifele is normally calm and doesn't take a lot of penalties, which made the four game suspension in the playoffs for something that made Scott Stevens a media and fan darling all the more bizarre.

 

[mattef]

It's a great response, certainly an ideal one. However, the stakes are a lot higher in the playoffs. Do you think Paul Byron has nothing to say if the DoPS gives him a 10+ game suspension there in the regular season? No precedent for it. But he probably questions the decision too when guys like Wilson and Reaves run around with their clown antics and get fewer games.

it's still possible to say that you think it's too much but you accept it (especially after the fact) and apologies to the guy
I don't think people care about him criticizing the length of his suspension. it's really about his total absence of remorse

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

We all know Mark regrets what he did. But I'm surprised he didn't say sorry for what he did and ask how Evans is doing. This is what he should have said first.

 

[swiftwin]

My respect for Scheifele has really taken a nosedive.

Mine has gone up. It's about time more players call out the DOPS.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I can't say I blame him. It was a terrible call and not worthy of a suspension.

Agreed, it was an unsportsmanlike play for sure but was it a dirty hit?

NO.

He didn’t leave his feet, Didn’t lead with the elbow and Evan’s head WASN’T the target of impact.

Maybe a game at MOST two for the Charge since it happened at the end of the game but even the charge, he slowed down significantly before the hit.

 

[Danrs112]

Is this even.. good god. What an embarassing thread. Scheif living rent free in all your heads now.

Lol at people saying rent free

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Honestly this interview tells me everything you need to know about this guy.

Great hockey player and generally I haven't seen him be dirty.

However I think it would be better optics to just say 'I screwed up and I should have put on the breaks more however it was a 1 goal game at the end and all I could think about is skating, I meant no harm and accept the 4 games'

Ye know something along those lines instead blaming DOPS.

Now counter argument is DOPS has been a huge joke and one could argue that this was more games than it was deserved based on past punishments. O well don't charge a player for no reason and he would be in the game.

It has been, did you see the $5,000 fine Wilson got?

 

[Confused Turnip]

Were we expecting him not to be still frustrated or something? Isn't him being frustrated what we always say we want as fans?

We always say we want our players to give it their all and to care about the game as much as we do yet for some reason we expect them to turn off all the feelings and emotions they put into the game at the drop at the hat.

There's a difference between wearing your heart on your sleeve and refusing to take even one modicum of responsibility for a serious injury from behind a smarmy smile.

 

[Confused Turnip]

He's still a top 10 player in the NHL - according to his mate Wheeler.

Wheeler is still a top six forward on the Jets, according to Wheeler.

To be fair as long as his ability to get anyone that's about to take his spot in the top 6 shipped out of town keeps working, he might be a top 6 forward on the Jets well into his 80s.

 

[Bouboumaster]

It's a great response, certainly an ideal one. However, the stakes are a lot higher in the playoffs. Do you think Paul Byron has nothing to say if the DoPS gives him a 10+ game suspension there in the regular season? No precedent for it. But he probably questions the decision too when guys like Wilson and Reaves run around with their clown antics and get fewer games.

Should have gone with that when he went on the phone with the DOPS, maybe he would have got less games.
Also, wtf, does he tries to paint himself as a victim? After crushing another player? No remorses at all.

 

[heretik27]

We all know Mark regrets what he did. But I'm surprised he didn't say sorry for what he did and ask how Evans is doing. This is what he should have said first.

He contacted his Habs teammates to ask how Evans was doing and expressed concern for his health in his first presser. The only thing he's not done is come out and say "I'm sorry Jake Evans for the hit that concussed you". He's said he's sorry about the outcome and that he was trying to make a hockey play, so I get why some people are still a bit miffed, but it's not like he's ignored what happened.

 

[LudwigVonKarlsson]

"the media said we were gonna be bottom feeders"
what a little bitch, most people knew it was going to be Winnipeg/Toronto and then everyone else.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

We’re still talking about this hit, aren’t we?

 

[bellringer77]

I’m prefacing this by saying I don’t care for the hit,thought it wasn’t necessary.

Hockey fans:I’m so sick of players being cliche and just saying the right thing.

Coaches,GMs,players saying what’s on their minds:

Hockey fans: So classless,shoulda just said the cliche

 

[B33R LEAGUE]

If someone got hit by a car that was speeding I would be upset too.

Even if i found out they didn't look both ways before crossing the road.

Or need to be hospitalized for that matter.

I would call for the death penalty.

 

[Keystone]

He should go after the media. I watched Pierre Lebrun call him out for this interview and say he needs to learn like Kucherov did for getting suspended and costing his team. Meanwhile last week Kucherov goes out of his way to elbow Brent Pesce in the head last series and not a word is spoken of it.
The hype machine media blew it all up and DOPS peed in their pants and threw the book at him.

 

[sepHF]

what a petulant child

 

[Ninety7]

Talk about a victim complex.

Lost a lot of respect for him.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

However, there's no precedent for Scheifele's suspension, and if Matthews or McDavid make that hit you know neither are getting 4 games.

McDavid got 2 games when there was no injury and he actually made a play on the puck, sooooo....

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Damn this is kinda cringe worthy to be honest

 

[General Disarray]

Eh I say go for it. NHL needs more personality and he's giving it.

He's exaggerating about the bottom feeder though. Most had them "pegged" as a 9-10 seed team, but the divisional seeding made them a playoff team.